We spend a lot of our time talking about immigrants, minorities, and foreigners. But we almost never talk about white people. And we should. After all, there’s so many of them. According to the 2010 US Census, the United States contains 223,553,265 of them. They make up 72.4% of the country’s population. (For some reason, that number also includes all of our nation’s Arab Americans, but that’s another question for another day.)

Despite their strong numbers, many white people feel that they are losing their country. And, well, they are right. Many social scientists have proposed that by 2042 white Americans will become a minority, just like the rest of us. And they don’t seem too comfortable with that. They want their country back. Yes, “their” country. See, white Americans believe something essential about themselves. It’s something that the rest of us can’t really grasp. Simply put, they believe that this country belongs to them.

Why do I say this? Well, I went to school in this country, in a community …

After Tuesday’s events in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, some are saying that the triple murder of Deah Barakat, Yusor Abu-Salha, and Razan Abu-Salha was just an ordinary neighbor dispute with a horrific outcome. As Craig Hicks’ lawyer told a judge, “Unfortunately these victims were there at the wrong time at the wrong place.” (Someone will have to explain to me how your own home can ever be “the wrong place.”)

News outlets tell us that Hicks is an “angry man,” that he was known as an “equal opportunity offender.” They tell us these victims just happened to be Muslim. They tell us they could have been anything. They tell us it was about parking.

If you believe these three victims were killed over a parking spot, then you probably still bake cookies for Santa Claus.

Well, we Muslim and Arab Americans see things a little differently. And maybe it’s because we live in a different world. We’ve been saying that anti-Arab and anti-Muslim bigotry has reached dangerous levels. We …

The killing of young, promising college students would normally be a pretty big story. Shootings on or near campuses are usually a hot topic for cable news outlets. The horrific execution of three young Americans would ordinarily dominate our televisions.

This morning I woke up to the tragic news of the murders of Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23, Yusor Abu-Salah, 21, and Razan Abu-Salah, 19. Deah and Yusor were recently married, and Razan was Yusor’s sister. They were a family. And they were killed by a white man, 46-year-old Craig Stephen Hicks. I learned about their killings through a text message as I was just waking up. Then I did what I always do each morning. I turned on CNN.

CNN would give me more info, right? It had to be the top story, right? This must be hot news, right?

As I switched to CNN, I felt a weird sense of anticipation. Arabs and Muslims are always in the news, but not like this. I was wondering how CNN might …

By most accounts, American Sniper depicts its Arab Iraqi subjects in a simplistic and shallow fashion. No one has accused director Clint Eastwood of portraying the Arab characters of the film in a manner that is nuanced or layered.

And I don’t mean to be too elementary, but that is really all that matters. When a movie like this, like many others before it, simply treats Arabs and Muslims as either villains or helpless victims, we need not delve any further. We should simply call American Sniper what it is: racist.

Sure, the acting is good. The cinematography is good. There’s a struggle. There’s a love story. But it’s racist. So that’s it.

Earlier this week, in a column for CNN, Dean Obeidallah analyzed the film. Dean is perhaps the most recognizable Arab American commentator in the media. He frequently writes for CNN and The Daily Beast, and he periodically appears on cable news networks offering commentary. Also, he recently debuted a weekly radio show on Sirius.

The prime minister of Israel is coming to visit us. He’s not coming to meet with President Obama. He’s not coming to see Secretary of State Kerry. He’s not coming to give a lecture at a university or at a conference on international affairs. And he’s not coming to speak to some pro-Israel American organization. Benjamin Netanyahu is coming to address the members of the United States Congress. Okay, maybe he is coming to speak to a pro-Israel American organization.

To be clear, Bibi is not landing in America at the invitation of the American president. According to news reports, President Obama doesn’t want him coming here. Nevertheless, House Speaker John Boehner (the head of the Barack Obama fan club) has invited Netanyahu to address Congress in March.

So, why is Bibi addressing the 535 American legislators of the United States Congress? Is he going to thank them for the billions of dollars every year? Is he going to ask Boehner for tanning advice? Is he going to tell them …

Terrorism. Islamic terrorism. Islamism. Jihadism. ISIS. Al-Qaeda. AQAP. Muhammad. Or just Islam. It is the top story in the news.

In order to fully inform us, CNN, Fox News and the like feed us a long line of “terrorism experts.” Sometimes they even present three or four of them at once, creating an “expert roundtable.” There’s one problem, though. These “experts” are getting it wrong. They’re misstating the facts, they’re wrongly predicting things, and sometimes they are just simply lying. This is not “expert” behavior, if you ask me.

One of these “experts” is Paul Cruickshank. Paul has written numerous books and articles on al-Qaeda, and he has produced a number of “terrorism specials” for cable news outlets. He calls himself “CNN’s Terrorism Analyst.” Paul is obsessed with my people. Well, to be specific, he is obsessed with the crazy lunatics amongst my people. But he doesn’t take too many measures to state that distinction.

Paul has no advanced degree in Islamic Studies, Middle East Studies, or any related field. …

I refuse to condemn ISIS. I refuse to condemn Paris. I refuse to condemn 9/11.

I refuse to condemn, not because I don’t condemn, but because you so badly want me to.

I refuse to condemn something that you don’t condemn because it’s so damn obvious that you condemn it. I refuse to condemn acts that are so clearly condemnable.

I refuse to condemn, not because I don’t condemn, but because you so badly want me to.

What is so special about me? Why are you so obsessed with my condemnation?

And who needs to condemn a mass murder anyway? Go interview the people that praise it. They should fascinate you much more than my condemnation.

Maybe you want me to condemn so you can discover where I stand. Maybe you want me to condemn so you can identify which team I’m on. Well, I’ll tell you. I’m not on their team, and I’m not on yours either. And see, I did all that without a …